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The U.S. Senate continues to take up President Biden's nominees for key roles.

Since World War II, inequality in the U.S. has gone through two, dramatically different phases.

The Curtis hotel in Denver is offering a combination art installation/holiday experience. You can stay in a 5-foot-by-7-foot inflatable chamber — kind of like a kids' bouncy house — set on top of a lift, which is on top of a van. The price tag: $50,000. Should you book this cozy, plastic room, you'll be greeted by Sonny and Cher impersonators and receive lavish gifts, including crystal-encrusted binoculars and a Tiffany diamond pendant.

This week, Shaboozey becomes only the second Black artist ever to top Billboard's pop and country singles charts at the same time. The first, earlier this year, was his collaborator, Beyoncé.

Jesse Brown has a fear of heights, but a need for money. When his job as an electrician required him to climb to the tiptop of the Washington Monument, he had to figure out a plan.

Unlike most of its neighbors in the top 10, Lenae's slow-burning hit actually sounds like summer, says NPR Music's Stephen Thompson. It's a buoyant R&B throwback with a sugar rush vibe that fits in at pool parties, barbecues and beach hangs.

Jonathan Franklin is a digital reporter on the News desk covering general assignment and breaking national news.

Cheryl W. Thompson is an investigative correspondent for NPR.

A new law firm formed this week with a mission to challenge President Trump's executive power. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with James Pearce, one of the firm's top lawyers, about the legal void it intends to fill.

Gen. Lloyd Austin retired from the U.S. Army in 2016. He'll need a waiver from Congress to serve as the top civilian at the Pentagon, which some key lawmakers may resist doing.